Dec. 1 – Wake Forest, N.C.
Kids across North Carolina represent a distressing statistic: They are among the most overweight children in the nation. They are also exhibiting signs of heart disease, diabetes, arthritis, and other “adult” diseases at increasingly younger ages. The schools do a lot to teach proper nutrition and encourage physical activity for students and parents alike; however, many physical education programs lack the equipment and funding to introduce kids to the joys of exercise and lifelong fitness.
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This is where you can help! The North Carolina Medical Society Alliance (NCMSA) is preparing for its eighth annual Get Fit NC Road Race in Wake Forest on Dec. 1. Get Fit NC is dedicated to raising resources to assist physical education programs in public schools across the state with a special focus on counties with the fewest resources and highest rates of child and adolescent obesity.
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Increasing physical activity at home and at school plays a critical role in combating this epidemic and our physical education programs are on the front line. Because of continued support by race sponsors and participants, Get Fit NC has reached more than 6,000 students in 28 public schools in North Carolina, providing help in the form of jump ropes, pedometers, exercise balls, and other PE equipment.
For more information, please visit www.ncmsalliance.org or www.facebook.com/GetFitNC/info.
